Berry Botanic Garden, Botanical garden in southwest Portland, Oregon.

The Berry Botanic Garden occupied a 6.5-acre bowl-shaped site near the top of a hill just north of Lake Oswego in southwest Portland. It held the largest public rock garden on the West Coast, with an alpine bog, log beds, and a two-story Bungalow-style house built in 1939 and designed by Reuben T. Sinex. Collections included more than 2,000 rhododendron specimens representing 160 species, primulas, lilies, and about 200 native Pacific Northwest plants.

Rae Selling Berry began the garden in the 1930s as her private plant collection, moving to the site in 1938 and building a two-story Bungalow-style house there in 1939, designed by Reuben T. Sinex. After her death in 1976, The Friends of Berry Botanic Garden bought the 6.5-acre estate in 1978 and opened it as a nonprofit. The garden and house were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in December 2002.

The garden reflects a deep commitment to preserving rare and native plants that grow in the Pacific Northwest region. Visitors today can see how this mission shaped the design and plant selections throughout the grounds.

The garden has accessible pathways through different plant sections and can accommodate visitors with varying mobility levels. It is wise to wear appropriate footwear since the terrain is hilly and paths can be slippery during wet weather.

Rae Selling Berry funded plant-collecting expeditions to Europe and Asia and received their seeds, then grew many rhododendrons first at her Irvington home before moving them to the garden. Her collection reached more than 2,000 rhododendron specimens of 160 species, including a stand of over 150 mature R. decorum and R. calophytum.